USC fans troll Notre Dame over not making College Football Playoff

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On Sunday, the field for this year’s College Football Playoff was revealed. USC did not make the cut, as the Trojanscame in at No. 16. However, neither did archrival Notre Dame, who was the first team out at No. 11.

Of course, USC fans were certainly happy to see their longtime foes get left out. Notre Dame, however, was so upset about the decision that the Irish elected not to play in a bowl game altogether, abruptly ending their 2025 season. Notre Dame’s choice caused an uproar and invited fresh questions about the future of bowl games and whether the larger overall bowl system will be able to survive the realities of the 12-team playoff era. That is another discussion for another day. In the meantime, you can imagine how USC fans might have felt about all of this.

Following the news, Trojan fans had some fun trolling their rivals on social media. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights:

The Bowden effect

Touch the sign!

Time to join a conference?

Scheduling matters

Typical for them

Notre Dame and UCLA are (basically) the same

This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: USC football, Notre Dame both miss College Football Playoff in 2025

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